Core Planning Reasoning
The Inspector recommends maintaining the condition requiring the front extension to be finished in rough cast render, as the proposed brick or smooth render would be out of character with the host dwelling and would negatively impact the visual amenity of the homogenous residential scheme.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The use of materials like brick or smooth render for the front extension would result in a disjointed visual appearance that is at odds with the predominant painted rough cast render of the terrace group.
- Condition 3(c) is consistent with the Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028, which requires residential extensions to integrate with the existing building through similar or complementary materials.
- Permitting an ad hoc approach to external finishes in this instance would set an undesirable precedent and lead to the cumulative erosion of the coherently designed residential scheme.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Z1 Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsSection 14.7.1Section 15.11Appendix 18Section 1.1 of Volume 2, Appendix 18Section 1.7 of Volume 2, Appendix 18
Decision Document Summary
This report concerns a first-party appeal against Condition 3(c) of a planning grant for a front and side extension at No. 70 Castletimon Road, Dublin 5. The condition requires the front extension to match the house's existing rough cast render finish, whereas the appellants requested a modern sand and cement or brick finish. The site is an irregular triangular plot featuring an end-of-terrace dwelling within the Kilmore residential scheme. The Inspector's assessment highlights that while some v...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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